Employee Surveys

One member asks, “We are considering including a short set of questions in our employee survey regarding sustainability engagement (e.g., awareness, desire, and knowledge). Would anyone be willing to share the questions from their survey and any input on how useful or effective such measurements are?” Read More

Employee Education and Greenwashing

One member asks, “We’re looking into sustainability training materials for 1) sustainability managers at each of our companies and 2) broader employee base. Before we develop custom trainings, I was wondering if the network has good experience with any off-the-shelf training providers (e.g., AXA climate school, UNGC, others?). I would especially be interested in any firms that can provide 80% existing content and 20% opportunity to customize with company-specific content.” Read More

Waste Audits

One of our members writes, "As we work towards our waste reduction goal, we realize conducting a waste audit is key in understanding our waste streams and baselines. With multiple facilities throughout the U.S., and a few in Canada, we’d like to identify and leverage the benefits of working with one vendor. Or, if that’s not possible, we’d at least like to aggregate a list of well-established waste auditors. Can you ask GBEN members if any of them have already developed such a resource?” Read More

Commuting Incentives

One member asks, “Do any companies incentivize or reward sustainable forms of commuting to the office - specifically walking or biking? If so, what types of programs do you have?” Read More

Climate-related Scenario Analysis

One member asks, “For those who have conducted a climate-related scenario analysis, did you do it in-house or hire an external firm? If the latter, who did you use, and how was the experience?” Read More

Who Owns EPR?

One member asks, “We are having some internal discussions about where responsibility for emerging regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility reside in the organization. Read More

Resource for Recalculating Baseline Emissions

One member asks, “After a material acquisition, we need to recalculate our base year emissions. This looks to be a significant project so we’re looking at external partners to assist with the effort. Has anyone within the network done this and are they able to recommend a partner?” Read More

Trellis Network Onboarding Guide

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SB253

One member asks, “We were wondering that for firms subject to CA 253, are you planning to publish your Scope 1 and 2 inventories on January 1st to meet the requirements? If so, how do you intend to address any missing data? Additionally, do you plan to undergo assurance twice, once for the CA reporting and again when you have a complete inventory?” Read More

Commuting Data

One member asks, “Is anyone calculating scope 3 commuting data without doing employee surveys? If so, what is their process/tool to estimate this?” Read More